Authorities believe that Turner was involved in other marijuana robberies.

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office asks anyone with information to call dispatch at 831-471-1121.

WATSONVILLE

Pair arrested with meth, rifle

A Watsonville man and a Freedom woman were arrested Wednesday night after they were caught with a loaded rifle, meth and a shaved key used to break in to cars.

About 11:50 p.m., someone reported a man with a gun a gas station parking lot on the 2100 block of Freedom Boulevard, said Watsonville police Sgt. Michael Ridgway.

Officers arrived and found 25-year-old Jose Lopez and 24-year-old Daisy Leonor in a car. Leonor was on probation, and officers detained the pair at gunpoint and searched the car.

Officers found a .308-caliber Winchester rifle in the back seat, Ridgway said. Lopez also had methamphetamine and Leonor had a shaved key, according to police.

Lopez was arrested on suspicion of meth possession and possessing a loaded gun in a public place, according to police. Leonor was arrested on suspicion of possession of a shaved key and a probation violation.

Lopez was held in Santa Cruz County Jail on Friday in lieu of $25,000 bail, according to jail records. Leonor was held in county jail in lieu of $5,000 bail.

WATSONVILLE

Man at drive-thru throws gun

A 29-year-old Watsonville man who ditched a loaded gun at a restaurant drive-thru was arrested Thursday, Watsonville police said.

About 6:45 p.m., a Watsonville police officer was driving near Freedom Boulevard and Davis Avenue when he spotted a vehicle that he thought was stolen, Watsonville Sgt. Eric Montalbo said.

The driver, Luis Miguel Arredondo, parked in the lot of a big-box store and the officer tried to speak with him.

Arredondo then ran, tossing a loaded .45-caliber handgun and into the drive-thru lane of a fast-food restaurant at 1700 Freedom Blvd., Montalbo said.

Arredondo was caught after a brief chase. Though the vehicle involved was not stolen, but the gun was reported stolen from Santa Cruz in 1996, Montalbo said.

Arredondo was arrested on suspicion of possession of a loaded firearm in public, possession of a stolen firearm and resisting arrest. He was booked into Santa Cruz County Jail and is being held on $25,000 bail.